first-run
adjective
: available for public viewing for the first time
first-run movies
also
: exhibiting first-run movies
first-run theaters
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The Crunch 67 in the first half of 2022, global streamer first-run orders in Latin America halved to 32 same period 2025, according to Ampere Analysis.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
La Clef’s first-run programme features a series of one-off events and rare screenings, such as Lizzie Borden’s Regrouping, which will be screened on January 15 with filmmaker Céline Sciamma in attendance.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Camera Cinemas — the independent outfit led by Jack NyBlom, Jim Zuur and Dennis Skaggs — came in, renovated and added four auditoriums and reopened in July 2002 with a combo of first-run blockbusters and independent movies.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Watch a Movie the Old-Fashioned Way Relive the past at Smith’s Ranch Drive-in Theater, where first-run movies are shown year-round Thursday through Saturday nights.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
La Clef’s first-run programme features a series of one-off events and rare screenings, such as Lizzie Borden’s Regrouping, which will be screened on January 15 with filmmaker Céline Sciamma in attendance.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Camera Cinemas — the independent outfit led by Jack NyBlom, Jim Zuur and Dennis Skaggs — came in, renovated and added four auditoriums and reopened in July 2002 with a combo of first-run blockbusters and independent movies.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Watch a Movie the Old-Fashioned Way Relive the past at Smith’s Ranch Drive-in Theater, where first-run movies are shown year-round Thursday through Saturday nights.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
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“First-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-run. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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